Thanks for the response! I’m running 93oct. I didn’t want to mess with cleaning injectors every season. Besides, E85 is not as easy to find in NY. Only a couple of gas stations have good quality.Please keep me posted on your progress. Did you increase the timing or decrease it in those...

Hey Guys, So I've been battling this issue for a while, since installing the motor. If I'm trying to maintain speed cruising down the road at 35mph and the TPS is below 1v, the car will start to sway or stutter. If I push the throttle just a little bit (accelerate), the car smooths right out...

Yes, I made sure it didn’t have anything else (soap-wise) in it. I’ll be sure to get that check valve ordered and see how it goes. I’ve been trying to think of something I could put in the bottom so the oil doesn’t sit in the wool, good idea! Doing more tuning tonight, so I hope the motor...

Ok, have any suggestions where to get one? I would assume HomeDepot because it will need to have barbs on both ends... most automotive applications would have threaded on one end, right?As for the catchcan filler, I bought some steel wool pads (skinny round style) from the dollar store and put...

Couldn’t agree with you more. That’s why I went with Evo560’s and a 16G with ecmlink. I like street manners with a little kick. No white smoke and no blue smoke. The tune is still a bit rich, but we’re getting there. Thanks for jumping in here, I really appreciate it!!

I forgot to mention the VC goes to the “IN” of the catchcan and the Intake comes from the “OUT”. Pretty sure that’s correct. I also switched out the PCV to a know good one from my original motor that didn’t have this ventilation problem

Here are the pics of the engine bay. Let me know if you need to see something more specific.

And after going through all of these tests and checking everything multiple times, it’s hard not to think it was coincidence. It doesn’t blow smoke unless I drive the car a while without boosting it and then punch it. A little puff of black smoke and that’s it. Most likely it has to do with...

Pics coming shortly.

The dipstick is about 6yrs old from STM but it’s a stock version, no spring assist or hold down, it never came out. The oil cap had air leaking out but not enough to make it blow off when unscrewed (that’s also fairly new). Will I be causing damage if I drive the car conservatively the rest of...

So the air leaking past the intake valve stem seals out into the head and then going down the oil passages into the block, am I thinking of this correctly?

Thanks for your advice! I already put it back in with some Black RTV (pic below) but... in the event it pops back out, I’ll definitely be using your method. This motor is supposed to hold 20psi all day long, so once I get things dialed in I’ll have to keep an eye on it.

That sounds awesome man! I’ll see what else I can do while I’m in there to make sure that everything is sealed up and clearance checked. I just bought my TDC Jafro special TDC Gauge and magnetic stand so I’m on the right path!

I will be looking into that tool today! You’re right though, I shouldn’t trust so easily. Thank you for jumping in here, I needed that kick in the “DIY” ass!

Touché! My weekend is worth more than that, but I get your point good Sir! The motor swap was beyond my mechanical ability and I managed to figure it out, I’m sure I could handle valve seals, just need some creative tools like Jafro!What do you mean about “boost source hose”? Is that the...